undergraduate
Dance
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What is a dance major?
Dance curriculums prepare participants to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Concentrations are in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production.
How much do dance majors make?
This data isn't currently reported, but we're working on it!
How popular is dance as a major?
Each year, around 2,620 students obtain a bachelor’s degree and around 180 students obtain an associate degree in dance. In 2021, 2,676 students received a bachelor's degree and 216 students received an associate degree. This is 4% fewer dance majors than there were in 2020. Dance is one of the most popular majors within performing arts.
